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Table 3 Route of administration of remedies

From: Study of plants traditionally used in public and animal health management in Seharti Samre District, Southern Tigray, Ethiopia

Main route of application

Mode of application

Percent applied

Internal application

  
 

drinking

44.5

 

chewing and swallowing

17

 

swallowing

12

 

Smoke bath

9.6

 

nasal

6

 

auricular

3

 

ophthalmic

2

 

Steam bath

2

 

anal

1.4

 

Buried

1.4

 

Total

100

External application

  
 

Smearing

42.5

 

pasting

20

 

rubbing

12.5

 

spraying

7.5

 

Chewing and spitting

7.5

 

washing

6

 

tying

3.8

 

Total

100